Hamilton vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$2630
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$2320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	569K	1.23M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 103% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 1801st and 5440th ($2089 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 36th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 2.3 months in Suwon. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 111th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Suwon

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	Hamilton	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$11113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$6701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$7.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$12755

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1044
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1292
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1102
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1425
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1167
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1363
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1162
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1117
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1057
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1134
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1046
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1120
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1092
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1121
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$984
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1053
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$937
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1049
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$986
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1073
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1563
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$892
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$867
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$986
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1019
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1015